Kingston Unveils 2-GB ValueRAM SO-DIMMs

Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memoryproducts, today announced it is first to offer a full production launch of 2-GB533 MHz and 667 MHz ValueRAM® SO-DIMMs concurrent with the release of new 800MHz ValueRAM SO-DIMMs. The new larger capacity, high-performance memory modulesare designed to meet the growing demands of notebook computers and miniPCs; thefaster speed SO-DIMMs are in preparation for the industry migration to the 800MHz platform.

“With the advancements in mobile and small form factor PCs, the need for highdensity SO-DIMM memory is increasing,” said Mark Tekunoff, senior technologymanager, Kingston. “Combining Kingston’s 2-GB SO-DIMM memory with AOpen miniPCsor notebooks with partners like MSI creates an ideal computing platform forcustomers demanding high performance,” added Tekunoff.

“The new Kingston ValueRAM 2-GB SO-DIMMs are designed to deliver the premiumexperience for laptop users. When the Microsoft® Windows® Vista operating systemlaunches, more users will choose to move to at least 2 GB of system memory togain improved productivity, enhanced visual quality and visual style. MSI andKingston are working closely in product evaluation and testing and we are alwayson the forefront to deliver products with the best quality, reliability andcompatibility to the whitebook channels,” said Daniel Wang, vice president,Channel Business Development Division, MSI.

“Kingston has developed an industry-leading quality process to ensure thatKingston memory delivers superior quality, performance, and compatibility withcomputing systems,” said Chris Liu, Vice President of Product and Marketing,AOpen America, Inc. “Kingston’s new 2-GB SO-DIMM is a great inclusion in itsproduct family — particularly for AOpen’s miniPC and the Mini-ITX motherboardproducts.”

ValueRAM 2-GB 533 MHz and 667 MHz SO-DIMM Features:
1.8 Volts operation, delivering 50% less power usage.
Memory signal termination inside the memory chip prevents reflected signaltransmission errors.
CAS Latency: 4, 5

ValueRAM 800 MHz SO-DIMM Features:
1.8 Volts operation, delivering 50% less power usage.
Memory signal termination inside the memory chip prevents reflected signaltransmission errors.
CAS Latency: 5

Kingston ValueRAM SO-DIMM MemoryModulesPart NumberCapacity and FeaturesMSRP (U.S. only)KVR533D2S4/2G2-GB 533 MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL4 SO-DIMM$ 589.00KVR667D2S5/2G2-GB 667 MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 SO-DIMM$ 640.00KVR800D2S5/512512-MB 800 MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 SO-DIMM$ 108.00KVR800D2S5/1GB1-GB 800 MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 SO-DIMM$ 210.00